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United Nations News and Photosen-cawebstaff@therepublic.comCopyright 2015UN Security Council OKs sanctions regime for South Sudanhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/47916f06c0ec473bbd3d96634eade7e3/UN--United-Nations-South-Sudanhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/47916f06c0ec473bbd3d96634eade7e3/UN--United-Nations-South-SudanUNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday creating a system to impose sanctions on those blocking peace in South Sudan, hoping it will press rival leaders into ending a conflict that has killed tens of thousands.]]>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 11:34:36 -0500South Sudan rebels: President needs to make more concessionshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/fec74634d75243029bcfed84ddc05f55/AF--South-Sudan-Peace-Talkshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/fec74634d75243029bcfed84ddc05f55/AF--South-Sudan-Peace-TalksADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - South Sudan's rebels on Tuesday warned that peace talks with the government could fail if the government does not make concessions, especially on the issue of how to share power in a possible unity government.]]>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 11:31:53 -0500NKorea denounces UN criticism of its human rights recordhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2daef0b7404a45919f7b5993acf1dea7/EU--United-Nations-Nkoreahttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2daef0b7404a45919f7b5993acf1dea7/EU--United-Nations-Nkorea

BERLIN - North Korea's foreign minister on Tuesday denounced criticism of Pyongyang's human rights record, dismissing a U.N. report that concluded crimes against humanity were committed there and telling the top U.N. rights body that the United States is engaged in a "human rights racket."]]>

MONTREUX, Switzerland - As U.S. and Israeli officials sparred in Washington over the wisdom of a nuclear deal with Iran, negotiations on a potential agreement resumed Monday, with Secretary of State John Kerry saying the sides are still far apart and warning Israel's leader that leaks about the talks will hurt their chances for success.]]>

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration pushed ahead Monday with an effort to end its standoff with Israel, arguing that the focus on tensions between the allies obscured a larger truth that the United States would never jeopardize the Jewish state's security by allowing Iran to become a nuclear power.]]>

KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine's president signed a decree Monday opening the way to a formal request for international peacekeepers to be stationed in eastern regions where government forces are battling Russian-backed separatists.]]>

GENEVA - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday delivered a vigorous defense of Israel before the U.N. Human Rights Council, urging its members to end what the United States says is its unfair and biased focus on the Jewish State that could undermine its credibility. His remarks came as the Obama administration attempts to blunt complaints that it has not been strong enough in its support for Israel, criticism now centered on its pursuit of a nuclear deal with Iran.]]>

Mon, 02 Mar 2015 07:18:22 -0500UN report: Libya's flow of weapons needs tighter controlshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/c31c131ca0284e2390e1fe288fc5b7d5/UN--United-Nations-Libya-Weaponshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/c31c131ca0284e2390e1fe288fc5b7d5/UN--United-Nations-Libya-WeaponsUNITED NATIONS - A new U.N. report says Libya's ability to prevent the flow of weapons into and out of the chaotic country is "almost nonexistent," and it calls for the tightening of an arms embargo that the government says must be loosened so it can defend itself.]]>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 01:47:06 -0500Argentine president: late prosecutor had also praised herhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/729ef6ce35d641808c5038c708dd751b/LT--Argentina-Prosecutor-Killedhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/729ef6ce35d641808c5038c708dd751b/LT--Argentina-Prosecutor-Killed

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentine President Cristina Fernandez said Sunday the prosecutor who had accused her of a criminal cover-up had also praised her, characterizing the late Alberto Nisman's actions as contradictory in a sharply worded speech that included a rebuke of Israel over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center.]]>

WASHINGTON - For six years, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been on a collision course over how to halt Iran's nuclear ambitions, a high-stakes endeavor both men see as a centerpiece of their legacies.]]>

Sat, 28 Feb 2015 12:47:57 -0500UNICEF: Hundreds of South Sudanese boys believed abductedhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/52e3d257415c487bafa59fa0df5425f2/AF--South-Sudan-Abducted-Boyshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/52e3d257415c487bafa59fa0df5425f2/AF--South-Sudan-Abducted-BoysJUBA, South Sudan - The U.N. children's agency said on Saturday that hundreds of children were abducted two weeks ago by an armed group in South Sudan that is suspected to have ties with the country's military.]]>Sat, 28 Feb 2015 11:26:06 -0500Syria expels 3 key UN humanitarian staffershttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/f499b08eb7f94de78df7e7b963be7802/UN--United-Nations-Syriahttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/f499b08eb7f94de78df7e7b963be7802/UN--United-Nations-SyriaUNITED NATIONS - The Syrian government has expelled three key U.N. humanitarian staffers, a decision the U.N. says could have "a major impact" on critical aid operations and harm a new effort to secure a six-week truce in the country's largest city.]]>Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:38:25 -0500UN says limit use of personal audio players to 1 hour a dayhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/a0fc5a4a1ca54cf2b1785a58e223c02f/EU--United-Nations-Hearing-Losshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/a0fc5a4a1ca54cf2b1785a58e223c02f/EU--United-Nations-Hearing-LossBERLIN - People who use personal audio players should consider limiting their use to one hour a day and turn down the volume to prevent permanent hearing loss, the World Health Organization said Friday.]]>Fri, 27 Feb 2015 13:40:45 -0500Switzerland 1st country to submit pledge for UN climate pacthttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/cc4f68b000104c6697fd4a9e320a17ee/EU--Switzerland-Climatehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/cc4f68b000104c6697fd4a9e320a17ee/EU--Switzerland-ClimateSTOCKHOLM - Switzerland has become the first country to submit a pledge to the United Nations for a new global climate deal, vowing to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.]]>Fri, 27 Feb 2015 12:43:04 -0500OSCE officials say Ukraine is at crossroads of war and peacehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/4c7adb178b5541b4be9743aaff7958fc/UN--United-Nations-Ukraine-OSCEhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/4c7adb178b5541b4be9743aaff7958fc/UN--United-Nations-Ukraine-OSCEUNITED NATIONS - Top officials of the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Ukraine said Friday the country is at a crossroads between war and peace.]]>Fri, 27 Feb 2015 12:13:32 -0500UNESCO chief decries 'cultural cleansing' in IS videohttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/ec677c6c89354033b7bcfcd5485af183/UNESCO-Islamic-Statehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/ec677c6c89354033b7bcfcd5485af183/UNESCO-Islamic-State

PARIS - The head of the U.N. cultural agency denounced the Islamic State group's destruction of ancient statues and artifacts as "cultural cleansing" and a war crime that the world must punish.]]>

BAGHDAD - The Islamic State group released a video on Thursday showing militants using sledgehammers to smash ancient artifacts in Iraq's northern city of Mosul, describing the relics as idols that must be removed.]]>

Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:31:50 -0500UN: North Korean company renames ships to evade sanctionshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/bd273d95ef2c4430a41d7d6d3bba4546/UN--United-Nations-North-Koreahttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/bd273d95ef2c4430a41d7d6d3bba4546/UN--United-Nations-North-KoreaUNITED NATIONS - A North Korean shipping company that famously tried to hide fighter jets under a cargo of sugar later sought to evade U.N. sanctions by renaming most of its vessels, a new report says.]]>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 00:10:13 -0500UN Security Council backs Yemen's president and unityhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/e63445534b354736a1296697ae7b4695/UN--United-Nations-Yemenhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/e63445534b354736a1296697ae7b4695/UN--United-Nations-YemenUNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council has given unanimous backing to Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi as "the legitimate president of Yemen" and reaffirmed its strong commitment to the country's unity.]]>Wed, 25 Feb 2015 18:23:49 -0500Representatives grill Kerry on aspects of Iran nuclear talkshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/0a660febab354ea9a62b871dbb6e4431/US--United-States-Iranhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/0a660febab354ea9a62b871dbb6e4431/US--United-States-Iran

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State John Kerry played defense Wednesday on Capitol Hill, fielding dozens of questions from lawmakers worried about what Iran could get in a deal being negotiated to block its ability to make an atomic weapon.]]>

UNITED NATIONS - Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh is alleged to have amassed assets worth between $32 billion and $60 billion, most believed to have been transferred abroad under other names, U.N. experts said in a report circulated Wednesday.]]>

BEIRUT - A series of U.N. Security Council resolutions passed last year seeking to boost aid access to reach millions of Syrians in desperate need of assistance have had no impact, the head of a prominent humanitarian group said Wednesday.]]>